Question

Draw a neat labeled diagram of the lifecycle of a butterfly.

Answer 1

Hint: Butterfly undergo metamorphosis and have four stages- Egg, larva, pupa (chrysalis) and adult.

Complete answer: The butterfly has four stages in their life – cycle
Egg: The female adult butterfly lays eggs on the leaves of plants. They lay a lot of eggs together so that at least some of them survive. Eggs are too tiny and eggs are laid after the mating season.
Larva: The larva hatches out of the egg. It is also known as a caterpillar. During this stage, the larva molts their skin several times. The larva is a voracious eater.
Pupa: When the caterpillar is full-grown and stops eating, it becomes a pupa. The pupa of butterflies is also called a chrysalis. Depending on the species, the pupa may be suspended under a branch, hidden in leaves, or buried underground. This stage can last from a few weeks, a month, or even longer.
Some species have a pupal stage that lasts for two years.
They will become the legs, wings, eyes, and other parts of the adult butterfly.

Adult: The adults have long legs, long antennae, and compound eyes. They can also fly by using their large and colorful wings. The adult's main job is to mate and lay eggs. The adult female can easily fly from place to place to find the right plant for its eggs.

Note: Metamorphosis is a transformation done by insects from immature to an adult one.
It is of two types- complete and incomplete.
In the complete metamorphosis, an insect undergoes stages of egg, larva, pupa, and adult stage whereas in the incomplete metamorphosis an insect undergoes stages of egg, nymph, and adult.